An Indian father-of-two became convinced he was pregnant after having gay sex, it has been claimed.

The 52-year-old was taken to see a psychiatrist after his family became so exasperated with his wild claim.

For six months he complained of bizarre movements in his stomach - which led to his theory he was pregnant, the The Times of India reports.

Furthermore, he refused to believe that men cannot become pregnant.

The unidentified 52-year-old man complained of bizarre movements in his stomach - which led to his theory he was pregnant. The remarkable situation is reminiscent of the similarly fictional film Junior, where Arnold Schwarzenegger stars as a pregnant scientist alongside Danny Devito

As a result, he demanded bed rest and avoided any labour-intensive work for several months.

The final straw for his worried bother was when he began rejecting food, blaming nausea, or morning sickness.

Upon arriving at the clinic in Kozhikode, he admitted his he had been involved in a homosexual relationship - and it was then the child had been conceived.

Stunned doctors performed a series of tests and examinations, which revealed nothing untoward.

The team, headed by Dr P N Suresh Kumar, concluded the patient was suffering from a delusion.

'We never came across this sort of case before,' he told the newspaper.

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'He was an active homosexual in his adolescent years which may contributed to his beliefs.

'But, his homosexuality did not affect his marriage.

'Usually, we see couvade syndrome in some dads-to-be who show certain symptoms of pregnancy (like nausea, weight gain or sleep problems) when their partners get pregnant, he added.

The team also failed to establish any evidence of hallucinations, depression, gender identity disorders or gender dysphoria.

Following the delusion diagnosis, the man took the drug risperidone -which saw his delusion vanish.

And after a series of counselling sessions, he stopped having sex with men.

Dr Kumar added: 'The patient is now recovering and we are measuring his progress during periodic check-ups.'

While doctors are familiar with couvade syndrome - where fathers-to-be who show certain symptoms of pregnancy (like nausea, weight gain) during , doctors were initially baffled by the Indian man's case